I have shot this bow all year and it is as smoooooooth as it is fast.. One thing I did was take the draw stop out, this seemed to make it a little more forgiving to me. Your are right in the speed statement. I am shooting only 57-58# and my arrows weigh 302 gr. my draw is at a short 29" and this bow is 302fps, but what is speed without all the other advantages of great axle to axle and a forgiving brace height???? heck I may shoot this one indoors in the winter also...